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President Donald Trump said Monday night that he's firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an independent ...

With uncertainty over U.S. tariffs still looming, young people are disproportionately finding it difficult to find work. What does that say about the health of Canada's economy?

With U.S. tariffs still weighing on Canada's steel and aluminum sectors, a Quebec-based food can manufacturer is expanding its operations -- and bringing the American portion of its supply chain back home.

An appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge filed by WestJet over an order to compensate a passenger for a flight cancellation, potentially setting a precedent for other such cases.

The prospect of further tariffs on B.C.'s softwood lumber industry in particular -- which is already dealing with a high 35 per cent duty imposed by the U.S. -- could mean even more mill closures and job losses, experts say.

For many Canadians, there's been little hope of home ownership in some of the country's biggest housing markets. But that narrative appears to be shifting, at least in places such as Vancouver, Toronto and surrounding areas, as prices remain ...

Many people are making a conscious choice to spend their dollars on products that will last them a lifetime. But those kinds of items are getting harder to find, and experts say companies are deliberately making products that will need to be replaced ...

Like a 21st-century space race, the world's biggest economic powers are staking their claim in a little-known digital currency that could revolutionize -- or severely disrupt -- the way people, companies and countries exchange money.

Canada will remove all tariffs on goods from the United States that are covered by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement by Sept. 1, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday.

Wall Street is rallying on Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates may be coming, though he gave no clear clue about when.